Entries from February 2012 ↓
February 29th, 2012 — surgery, weight loss, Weight Loss Journal
The push for instant weight loss has lead to the popularization of surgeries that can dramatically alter the human body and its digestive functions. Complications are numerous, but the demand for weight loss surgery is high and it doesn’t look as though it will be waning any time soon. For those seeking a safer alternative, [...]
Continue reading → A New Alternative to Weight Loss Surgery – But is it Safe?
February 29th, 2012 — exercise, injury, wellness
The term “frozen shoulder” conjures up all sorts of mental images, but this term refers to an injury that is quite common. A frozen shoulder is a painful problem that results in a lack of mobility of the afflicted shoulder and it can be quite troublesome for many people. It is estimated that at least [...]
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February 28th, 2012 — activities, alternative ideas, exercise, goals, motivation
If you are ready to make that commitment towards getting healthy and losing weight, you’ll need to come up with a fitness plan that works for you. While it’s great to set really high goals, it’s all too easy to become discouraged and give up if you can’t reach them. In order to build a [...]
Continue reading → 5 Ways on How To Start a Fitness Plan and Keep It
February 28th, 2012 — alternative ideas, calories, diet
For many of us, dieting is a form of deprivation that is extremely difficult to handle. It’s tough to get through the day when you are literally starving yourself. Before you even start a diet, you’re going to need to make sure that you are getting enough calories to get through the day while still [...]
Continue reading → How to Diet Without Feeling Like It’s a Diet
February 27th, 2012 — alternative ideas, exercise, injury, Weight Loss Journal, wellness
Injuries are an unfortunate part of exercise for many people, and in some cases, one bad injury can completely derail your plans for weight loss and getting fit. However, there are certain techniques that you can use to ensure that you’ll keep losing weight and getting healthier, even if you are laid up for a [...]
Continue reading → Coming Back After an Injury
February 27th, 2012 — goals, motivation, Weight Loss Journal, wellness
The best way for people to keep motivated on their journey for weight loss is to create very specific goals and to reference them at every single step along the way. Goals are meant to change over time, that is just part of their nature. If you just began to think about your weight, then [...]
Continue reading → Setting and Keeping Goals
February 26th, 2012 — diet, goals, healthy eating
When we need to lose weight, it’s really common to get swept up into the mindset that we need to make radical changes. While this may be true, it may not be healthy to make such a drastic change in the way you eat. In fact, you may be increasing your odds of failure by [...]
Continue reading → Easy Diet Changes
February 26th, 2012 — exercise, healthy eating, wellness
Here is the weekly roundup of the Fitness Health Network. The following are my personal favorites for this week: Journal of Healthy Living writes Diet Coke Drops Sodium Benzoate (E211). Sodium Benzoate is said to be linked to DNA damage, so this can only be a good sign for diet drinkers. Can you really Lose [...]
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February 25th, 2012 — Book Review, diet, weight loss
When it comes to weight loss, there are a number of different routes that individuals take. Diets, surgery, systems, pharmaceuticals; all of these life changing methods to lose weight are not needed to lose weight. The author of “Never Say Diet: Make Five Decisions and Break the Fat Habit for Good,” Chantel Hobbs, was able [...]
Continue reading → Review: Never Say Diet: Make Five Decisions and Break the Fat Habit for Good
February 25th, 2012 — exercise, injury, Weight Loss Journal
So much focus is given to warming up for exercise, that the cool down period at the end of a workout is generally ignored. If you are not taking the time to do this after each and every workout, you can experience muscle soreness and it can be difficult to stick to an exercise routine [...]
Continue reading → The Art of the Cool Down